Student let peer to look at her lab report. Then peer hands in the same lab reports (nothing changed). The working student comes to teacher and lets him know what she did. You then confront both.
Understanding the Situation
a. What might be some underlying causes of the situation that you need to think about?
peer pressure, laziness, lack of understanding of consequences
b. Are there resources within your school that might be of help? If so who and what questions should you ask them?
Department head
c. Are there other resources that might be helpful?
Student handbook, campus honor code policy
A Solution
As a teacher, you will often try to address problems by preventing them. That said, things happen in classrooms that cannot be anticipated beforehand and you will have to make decisions about how to address the situation.
a. Decide whether your action is proactive (action aimed at preventing problem) or reactive (action occurs after situation develops).
reactive
b. Decide what grade level you will "solve" this problem for.
9-12
c. Describe what you'll
ask for copier to owe up. give half credit. Next time give zero
d. Describe how you anticipate your action(s) will affect the situation.
first time will be bad, but explain why plagarism is such a forbidden action especially in science
Solution Consequences
Before you act to address a classroom situation, you have to anticipate possible consequences of your actions. Spell out some of these effects here: a. How will you action be perceived by your students?
draconian
b. How will your action affect the learning climate in your classroom?
they will hate me,
c. What might your students learn from your action? (Be sure to note both positive and negative lessons.)
plagarism = bad
d. How will your students' parents react to their child's account of your action? (Remember that they will put their own "spin" on what you do.)
parents of the enabler would be upset
e. How will your administrator(s) react to your action?
BOTTOM LINE: Be consistent, offer consequences with empathy...
The Situation:
Student let peer to look at her lab report. Then peer hands in the same lab reports (nothing changed). The working student comes to teacher and lets him know what she did. You then confront both.Understanding the Situation
a. What might be some underlying causes of the situation that you need to think about?
- peer pressure, laziness, lack of understanding of consequences
b. Are there resources within your school that might be of help? If so who and what questions should you ask them?- Department head
c. Are there other resources that might be helpful?A Solution
As a teacher, you will often try to address problems by preventing them. That said, things happen in classrooms that cannot be anticipated beforehand and you will have to make decisions about how to address the situation.a. Decide whether your action is proactive (action aimed at preventing problem) or reactive (action occurs after situation develops).
- reactive
b. Decide what grade level you will "solve" this problem for.- 9-12
c. Describe what you'll- ask for copier to owe up. give half credit. Next time give zero
d. Describe how you anticipate your action(s) will affect the situation.Solution Consequences
Before you act to address a classroom situation, you have to anticipate possible consequences of your actions. Spell out some of these effects here:a. How will you action be perceived by your students?
- draconian
b. How will your action affect the learning climate in your classroom?- they will hate me,
c. What might your students learn from your action? (Be sure to note both positive and negative lessons.)- plagarism = bad
d. How will your students' parents react to their child's account of your action? (Remember that they will put their own "spin" on what you do.)- parents of the enabler would be upset
e. How will your administrator(s) react to your action?BOTTOM LINE: Be consistent, offer consequences with empathy...